Noriko Sekiya, 44 years old, is a professional flower arrangement instructor. She used to feel uncomfortable at a hair salon until she met her hair dresser Mr. Matsunaga 8 years ago.

“At other hair salons I used to go, I couldn’t relax and enjoyed my time there. At Abbey, I feel comfortable and natural because of Mr. Matsunaga and all the staff .”

“For hairstyle, I always ask for Mr. Matsunaga’s advise. When I wanted to wear kimono, he created a graduated bob slightly longer on the front. When I was in the middle of growing my hair, he always took care of my hairstyle to look great, so that I did not feel any stress.  It is because of his proven techniques.”

This time, Mr. Natsunaga proposed feminine and elegant style. The image is her hair blown by gentle breeze.

“Noriko is an instructor for flower arrangement, so I wanted to create a  style which fits her profession and image; being elegant, stylish, and feminine.” Mr. Matsunaga explained.

Noriko has small forehead, so Mr. Matsunaga cut bang wider to make a good balance.

He kept the surface of hair long, then made the inside of hair light so that her hair moves naturally.  Having a weight point slightly under the middle created a 3D form.

Noriko’s hairstyle looks feminine but also chic and elegant – the perfect style for woman of UNIQUE PIECE generation.

“Usually I use hair curler to have movement around my face and the end of hair. This time, Mr. Matsunaga applied digital perm, so it is much easier for styling. I like my new hair color also.”

Noriko said.

For hair color, Mr. Matsunaga applied several hair dye for different part of hair; gray for the root, natural color for top, and bleach for highlighting.

“Mr. Matsunaga became hair stylist for my husband as well. With Mr. Matsunaga’s techniques, he looks great and I falled in love with him again.” Noriko smiled.

It is great to have a hairstylist whom you want to introduce to someone you love.

Hair Salon: Abbey

Hair Stylist: Hideki Matsunaga

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Photo by Akio Nakamura

Text by Hanako Maruyama